Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa

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Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa
Catedral Basílica de Arequipa (Spanish)
Cathedral in 2015
Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa
16°23′53″S 71°32′12″W / 16.3981°S 71.5366°W / -16.3981; -71.5366
LocationPlaza de Armas, Arequipa
CountryPeru
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
Architecture
ArchitectLucas Poblete
Groundbreaking1540
Completed1656
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Arequipa
Clergy
ArchbishopJavier Augusto Del Río Alba
Official nameBasílica Catedral de la ciudad de Arequipa
TypeImmovable tangible
CriteriaMonument
Designated10 February 1964 (1964-02-10)
Legal basisR.S. Nº 057

The Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa ("Basílica Catedral", in Spanish) it's located in the Main Square "Plaza de Armas" of the city of Arequipa, province of Arequipa, Peru. It is the most important Catholic church of the city and also of the larger Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa since it is the base of the archbishop and the metropolitan council. The design of the building is contributed to the architect Lucas Poblete. The cathedral is also considered one of Peru's most unusual and famous colonial cathedrals since the Spanish conquest.

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